Source: China Military Network - China National Defense News
For 9 consecutive years, the officers and men of a certain brigade of the army in the northern theater expressed their feelings --
Qingqi has its own descendants
■ Xiang Yong Sun Zhen Chen Yubo
Editor's Note Today is the 9th Martyrs' Day on the mainland. Heroes and martyrs are the most shining spiritual coordinates of the Chinese nation. The deeds and spirit of heroes and martyrs are an important embodiment of the common historical memory of the Chinese nation and the core values of socialism. The whole society should advocate, study, and defend heroes and martyrs.
The martyrs should look back with a smile and comfort, and Qingqi has its own descendants. The officers and men of a certain brigade of the Northern Theater Army, who have carried out the task of welcoming the remains of the martyrs of the Korean Volunteer Army for 9 consecutive years, have gone through an unusual road of inheritance in the "dialogue" with the heroic spirits again and again. From the perspective of this issue, let us listen to the voices of the five officers and men on mission.
Before the burial ceremony of the remains of the martyrs of the Korean Volunteer Army began, the ceremonial soldiers gently caressed the coffins of the martyrs.
In the wind and rain, the ceremonial soldiers escorted the coffin to the tidying area.
A certain brigade of the army in the northern theater organized officers and men to visit and study at the Memorial Hall of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in Dandong City, Liaoning Province. The picture shows officers and soldiers revisiting the oath of joining the party under the memorial tower.
Veterans of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea tell battle stories to the salutary soldiers.
The burial ceremony for the remains of the seventh batch of martyrs of the ROK Volunteer Army was held at the Shenyang Martyrs' Cemetery for Resisting US Aggression and Aiding Korea.
Lieutenant Yan Peng, Private Li Zhaojin --
Baptism of thought in ritual tasks
At about 11:00 a.m. on September 16, the Air Force's "Double 20" three-plane formation arrived over Shenyang Taoxian International Airport, and 88 heroic martyrs of the volunteer army finally returned to the motherland after more than 70 years of absence.
"We have taken your comrades home on your behalf!" After the end of the welcoming ceremony, Yan Peng, a ceremonial soldier who participated in the task of welcoming back the remains of the martyrs of the Korean Volunteer Army for the second time, had a video call with his uncle Sun Hongbin for the first time, and did not say a few words, the old man who was over ninety years old was already wet with tears.
Sun Hongbin was a veteran of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and participated in the Battle of Songkuofeng. In one battle, Sun Hongbin led more than 10 comrades-in-arms to cover the retreat of the whole regiment, and most of the comrades-in-arms were killed, and he himself was seriously wounded. Sun Hongbin often told his family stories of battles, and planted the seeds of serving the country in the army early in Yan Peng's heart. Coincidentally, after graduating from university, Yan Peng joined the army and came to a certain brigade of the army in the northern theater, and the predecessor of the brigade also participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
Last year, when he heard that the unit was about to carry out the task of welcoming back the remains of the martyrs of the Korean Volunteer Army and burying them, Yan Peng submitted a letter of request for war at the first time and was successfully selected into the ceremonial training team. In order to be able to welcome the heroic martyr home in the most perfect state, he increased the simulated coffin from 28 kilograms to nearly 50 kilograms during training.
"You may be an old comrade-in-arms of your uncle's grandfather, you may be an old predecessor of the company..." Holding the coffin and stepping out of the plane, Yan Peng's heart was full of reverence and remembrance for the heroic martyrs.
"Build a meritorious military camp and be a good ancestor to pass on the people!" With such a firm belief, Yan Peng took the initiative to apply to come to the most arduous point of the unit to beat and hone and temper, and used practical actions to comfort the heroic and loyal souls.
Like Lieutenant Yan Peng, Private Li Zhaojin also baptized his thoughts during the ceremonial mission.
The ceremonial training team maintained a training volume of more than 9 hours a day, which made Li Zhaojin a little overwhelmed and wanted to play the "retreat drum" several times.
During the training camp, Guan Changyi, a veteran soldier of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, came to the brigade and shared his combat experience with the officers and men of the ceremonial mission: "When the enemy plane suddenly attacked, I instinctively protected the radio with my body, and the comrades on duty with me were all sacrificed, and the scene at that time made me unforgettable..." Face-to-face exchanges with the heroes in the video materials, the battle historical materials in the books became flesh and blood "witnesses said," and Li Zhaojin's reverence for the heroes and martyrs sprang up spontaneously.
"Back then, they were as young as you were; Today, I see their shadow in you! The old soldier Guan Changyi's affectionate words made Li Zhaojin's blood boil.
Li Zhaojin is strict with himself everywhere, going to the scene early during the day to practice ritual actions, and practicing push-ups to improve arm strength after turning off the lights... With unremitting efforts, he not only stayed in the training team, but also became the vanguard of the airport salute team.
Deputy Instructor Gu Yufeng——
Stir the heartstrings with heroic stories
"Ice and snow, I will never submit to you, even if I freeze to death, I will proudly stand on my ground!" At the beginning of September, at the education class of the ninth batch of the brigade's training team for the funeral ceremony of the remains of the martyrs of the Korean Volunteer Army, the poems of the volunteer soldier Song Amao became vivid teaching materials.
During this lecture, Gu Yufeng, the deputy instructor of a certain battalion who carried out the ceremony mission 7 times, brought the officers and men to the battlefield of that year with affectionate narration and illustrated courseware: "On the high ground of Dead Eagle Ridge, 125 officers and men of the volunteer army were frozen into rows of 'ice sculptures' and heroically sacrificed on the -40 °C position. But they still maintained the last-minute fighting posture of their lives, lying prostrate on the ice and snow, and the muzzle of their guns was pointed at the enemy in front of them..."
Gu Yufeng began to pay attention to the heroic deeds of the volunteer army when he was in the military academy. Since 2014, the mainland has begun to welcome back the remains of martyrs buried in the Korean Volunteer Army in batches. Gu Yufeng learned about the grand situation of welcoming the heroic spirit back to China through the media, and his heart was strongly shocked: the streets were full of citizens, and the electronic screen was full of slogans such as "Salute to the Most Lovely People" and "Welcome the Hero Home"; The veteran soldier of the volunteer army gritted his teeth and stood up from his wheelchair to salute... "If one day, I can participate in the task of receiving heroic martyrs home, how honorable!" Gu Yufeng did not expect that his wish of that year would soon come true.
After graduation, Gu Yufeng learned that his unit was the same unit that took the heroic martyrs home, and when he was excited, he immediately reported to the organization his determination to participate in the mission. With excellent comprehensive quality, he became a ceremonial soldier as he wished.
During the training of the ceremonial training team in the cemetery, a veteran soldier of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea suddenly hugged the simulated coffin used for training and burst into tears, mistakenly believing that it contained the remains of his comrades-in-arms. "This touching moment made me think a lot, and the comradely love of comrades-in-arms condensed by the predecessors in the fire of war has become an important force in overcoming difficulties and winning victories..." Gu Yufeng shared what he saw and heard during the ceremony mission with his comrades-in-arms, and used heroic stories to stir the heartstrings of officers and soldiers.
"Approaching them and getting a touch; Read them and gain a kind of strength. When Gu Yufeng served as the commander of the company, he led the backbone to explore the hierarchical and hierarchical training method, and scientifically organized training and training, so that the personnel with weak foundation could keep up with it, and the top people could "eat enough." Last year, at the military sports games held by the brigade, he took the lead and led the officers and men of the company to lead the way in various competitions, winning the first place in the brigade's overall score, and the company was commended as an advanced unit of the "four railways."
Class Leader Zhang Guoying——
In front of the wall of British names, I aspire to be a good soldier
"Pacesetter in place!" At 13:10 on September 16, the ninth batch of martyrs in the Korean Volunteer Army held a welcoming ceremony in the rain, and with a firm and powerful password, 88 ceremonial soldiers slowly lifted their coffins and slowly escorted them to the designated area...
The password was issued by a soldier named Zhang Guoying, who has participated in the burial ceremony of the remains of Korean volunteer soldiers for 9 consecutive times, from support personnel to ceremonial soldiers to instructors.
"I was 9 years ago, but I wasn't what I am today." Zhang Guoying said that he was once a "thorn-headed soldier" in everyone's mouth, and felt that his military quality was once "fluttering."
During the preparation of a ceremony mission, Zhang Guoying and his comrades-in-arms came to the Shenyang Martyrs' Cemetery to carry out mourning activities. In front of the wall of martyrs' heroic names, a veteran soldier of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea dressed in a neat old military uniform wept bitterly. Zhang Guoying hurriedly helped the old man up. Knowing that Zhang Guoying was a ceremonial soldier who returned to China with the remains of the martyrs of the volunteer army, the old man excitedly said: "Thank you, your comrades-in-arms can finally go home!" ”
"We charged forward without hesitation in order to protect the motherland and hometown behind us. Young man, you must take the gun and live up to the name on the wall of this British name! When they were separated, the old man encouraged Zhang Guoying in a serious tone.
At that moment, Zhang Guoying, who was standing under the wall of Yingming, felt both extremely glorious and very small. It is glorious that he has taken over the gun in the hands of his predecessors who have created brilliant achievements; What is small is that with a little bit of complacency, this achievement is so insignificant in front of the predecessors who have made great sacrifices!
In the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, more than 197,000 heroic sons and daughters sacrificed their precious lives for the motherland, the people, and peace. Every name on this wall of heroic names condenses a heroic story that can be sung and wept, and all shine with the revolutionary heroism of the earth-shattering and weeping ghost gods.
"A wall of fame made me think a lot." Zhang Guoying remembered what the scholar Jin Yinan had said: "Our generation of soldiers enjoys the protection of the prestige of their predecessors, and it is our heavy responsibility to let the next generation of soldiers also step on our shoulders." ”
Since then, Zhang Guoying has changed like a person, his military training achievements have risen to a higher level, and his sense of responsibility as a backbone of squad leaders and his ability to lead troops have been continuously improved, and he has become a "fragrant bounty" that all units are rushing to want. In 2018, his company participated in the army competition and achieved excellent results, and Zhang Guoying made great contributions as a teacher in the course of crossing the 400-meter obstacle.
In 2020, Zhang Guoying was awarded the third class meritorious service for his outstanding performance in the ceremony task and stepped onto the stage of the "Moving Brigade Annual Person Award Ceremony". In the face of the applause of his comrades-in-arms, Zhang Guoying said calmly: "In front of that wall of heroic fame, I once made an oath, that is, to be a hero and martyr and to be a good soldier." ”
Company Commander Wu Shang --
Practicing strong skills is the best comfort
Recently, the command and communication company has become the focus of attention of the officers and men of the brigade: not only has it successfully completed the task of receiving heroic martyrs to return home, but it has also achieved good results in the professional skills assessment competition organized by the superior in 3 majors and the second in 4 majors.
"Last year's ranking was at the bottom, and this year's 'turnaround battle', the inspiration of the heroic spirit is an important reason." Company commander Wu Shang introduced the company's experience of coming out of the trough.
This year, when Wu Shanggang took up his post in the company, he found that the morale of the whole company was relatively low, the enthusiasm for training was not high, and everyone still had not come out of the shadow of last year's failure in the examination.
"There is a gap between our equipment and our brother units, and the results are excusable..." At a war discussion and training meeting, some backbone cadres began to find reasons for being backward. In this regard, Wu Shang did not directly draw conclusions, but took out a diary and talked about what he heard and felt about participating in the mission to receive heroic martyrs to return home.
"Made in all countries" guns, thin military uniforms, yellow rubber shoes... During the training camp of the ceremonial troops last year, Wu Shang visited the Memorial Hall of the Martyrs of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and the most profound impression he left on was that the weapons and equipment used by the officers and men of the volunteer army were so simple that it was unimaginable. Even with weapons that the enemy thought were not worth throwing into the steel-making furnace, and eating food that the enemy thought was not even as good as feed, the brave and fearless officers and men of the volunteer army defeated the strong enemy armed to the teeth.
Sniper Zhang Taofang destroyed more than 200 enemies with an ordinary rifle in his hand, causing great psychological deterrence to the enemy army; In the Battle of Shangganling, Tang Zhanghong fought with mortars, achieved the brilliant record of annihilating more than 400 enemy soldiers, and was praised by his comrades as "the sharpshooter who loaded the eyes on the shells"...
"These heroic martyrs, who frightened the enemy army, lay before us. At that time, they had less steel and more gas than strong enemies, and today we have more steel, and we should do more gas and harder bones! Listening to the diary read out loud by Wu Shang, everyone's momentum came up, one by one, their fists clenched, their morale was high, and they vowed to compete with their brother units on the field: only when they saw the red flag in peacetime, they would carry it when they saw the first and fight when they saw it, and they could win the battle in wartime.
With his own heartfelt words, Wu Shang turned the admiration of officers and men for the miracles of war created by their predecessors into a motive force for training troops and preparing for war. This year, the officers and men of the whole company have trained assiduously and concentrated their efforts to tackle key problems, and many training methods and tactics have been popularized by their superiors.
During the All-People National Defense Education Day, the officers and men of the company relived the heroic deeds of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. "Practicing strong skills is the best comfort." Wu Shang's experience won the unanimous approval of all officers and men of the company.
Photo by Ma Qiang and Yang Qing
Draft:Sun Chenji
The faithful soul rests in peace, and the waves rush after it
■ Li Jihong
Scholar Jin Yinan said: "The real hero has that profound tragic meaning: sowing seeds, but not participating in the harvest. This is the backbone of the nation. "In this harvest golden autumn season, we usher in another martyrs' memorial day. At this moment, we miss even more the heroes and martyrs who "sowed the seeds but did not participate in the harvest".
The officers and men of our department have had the honor of carrying out the task of welcoming back the remains of the martyrs of the Korean Volunteer Army on many occasions, and they have gained a better understanding of the heroic deeds of the volunteer soldiers, and their hearts have been deeply shocked by the great spirit displayed by them. More than 70 years ago, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, composed of outstanding sons and daughters of China, held high the banner of justice in defending peace and resisting aggression, crossed the Yalu River with great vigor and vigor, and together with the Korean people, won the great victory in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea through arduous and bloody struggles.
On the battlefield of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the officers and men of the volunteer army, faced with a powerful and fierce combat opponent and were in a harsh and cruel battlefield environment, threw their heads and spilled their blood, and used "less steel and more gas" to overcome "steel is more gas and less gas," composing a majestic epic poem that shocked the world and wept ghosts and gods. They braved the rain of bullets and bullets to bravely charge, held their positions in the face of indiscriminate bombardment, blocked the gun holes with their chests, used their bodies as a ladder, picked up explosive packets, and rushed into the enemy group with explosives in their hands. Among them, more than 300,000 heroes and heroes such as Yang Gensi, Huang Jiguang, and Qiu Shaoyun emerged and nearly 6,000 heroes and collectives.
Small buried in the tomb, large buried in the heart. In the execution of the ritual mission, every heroic spirit that is welcomed, every heroic story heard, and every monument that is visited is a spiritual torch that will never be extinguished, and a spiritual beacon that illuminates our efforts. If it is said that the high standard of completing the task of welcoming back the burial ceremony and letting the loyal souls rest in peace is the previous article, then inheriting and carrying forward the heroic spirit and letting the waves rush is the next article we must do well.
To inherit and carry forward the heroic spirit, we must first tell the story of heroic martyrs. The heroic martyrs passed away, and their immortal spirit and heroic stories were passed down by word of mouth by future generations. These stories tell the battle course of blood and fire, and show the firm belief of the heroes and martyrs to practice with blood and life. From the perspective of communication, the story brings people a figurative and memorized memory, which is more memorable and remembered than simple truth.
Through classroom education, reading books and periodicals, speech contests, and newspaper evaluations, we should do a good job in telling the stories of the heroic martyrs of the volunteer army and even the heroic models of our army in various periods, so that the heroic spirit can be understood and praised, so that officers and men can set an example of study, enhance their ideological realm, and accumulate upward strength in listening to stories, tasting stories, and evaluating stories.
To inherit and carry forward the spirit of heroic martyrs, we must have the fighting spirit of heroic martyrs who dare to fight and win. There is a distinctive feature of heroes and martyrs, that is, the fearless revolutionary heroism of overpowering all enemies and not being overwhelmed by any enemy. In the Songkuo Peak Blockade Battle, Wang Jinchuan and other warriors ran out of bullets, so they hugged the enemy and died with the enemy. After the fierce battle, the remains of the martyrs retained various postures, some holding the enemy's head, some pinching the enemy's neck, some biting the enemy's ears... They annihilated more than 300 enemies in a single company, insisted on waiting for the arrival of the main force of the troops, and finally held their positions. In the history of our army, there are many examples of such victories against strong enemies by relying on the spirit of combat.
The degree of informationization of modern warfare has been continuously improved, and the characteristics of intellectualization have become increasingly apparent, but the essence of the "bloody politics" of war has not changed, and the law of victory of the brave when the narrow road meets has not changed; in particular, the destruction and shock brought about by precision-guided weapons have exceeded any previous form of war, and the test of the will and quality of the soldiers, the spirit, and the psychology have become more severe. In the past, we had less steel and more gas, but now we have more steel, more gas, and harder bones.
It is necessary to take heroes and martyrs as an example, vigorously cultivate the fighting spirit of "not being afraid of suffering, and second, not being afraid of death," so that every officer and soldier can "replenish calcium" in his soul, "upgrade" in his ability, and "quench" in blood, so as to ensure that when he gives an order at a crucial moment, he can come when he is called, he can fight, and he will be victorious in battle.
(Author Affilications:A Brigade of the Army in the Northern Theater)